New York State voters oppose 50 - 33 percent a proposal to reduce New York City traffic by
charging a fee for vehicles driven south of 60th Street in Manhattan, according to a Quinnipiac
University poll released today.

But voters statewide support congestion pricing 60 - 30 percent if proceeds from
congestion pricing fees are used to improve mass transit in and around New York City, the
independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University poll finds.

New York City voters support the plan, if the money is used for mass transit improvements,
67 - 27 percent, while suburban voters support it 51 - 43 percent. Upstate voters support it 59 -
26 percent. Republicans support the proposal 53 - 38 percent, while Democrats support it 67 - 23
percent and independent voters support it 58 - 35 percent.

But 50 percent of voters say it is "not too likely" or "not likely at all" that congestion
pricing money would be used for mass transit, while 42 percent say this is "very likely" or
"somewhat likely."

"The clock is ticking on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion-pricing
plan. The State Legislature must act soon. New Yorkers don't like the idea unless the money
goes to help mass transit. Then they approve," said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac
University Polling Institute.

"Would politicians really steer the money to mass transit? Half of us are skeptical."

New York State voters also support 77 - 19 percent a plan to raise state income taxes by 1
percent on people making more than one million dollars a year. Even Republicans back the so-
called "Millionaire's Tax" 65 - 31 percent, while Democrats back it 83 - 13 percent and
independent voters back it 81 - 16 percent.

"Remember that old verse: 'Don't tax you; don't tax me; tax the guy behind the tree?' If
the guy behind the tree is a millionaire, New Yorkers overwhelmingly like the idea of raising his
taxes," Carroll said.

"Could the 19 percent opposed to the idea be millionaires?

"Democrats in the Assembly don't like congestion pricing, but they do like the
'Millionaire's Tax.' Republicans in the Senate don't like hiking taxes, but they did get that
$500,000 from Mayor Bloomberg, who wants congestion pricing.

"And this survey shows voters are OK with both ideas.

"Can we connect the dots?"

From March 16 - 18, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,528 New York State registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.5 percentage points.
The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio and
nationwide as a public service and for research.
For more data --http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling.xml, or call (203) 582-5201.

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34. There is a proposal to use congestion pricing to reduce traffic in New York City
by charging a fee for vehicles that drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan. Do you
support or oppose this congestion pricing plan?

36. How likely do you think it is that the money from congestion pricing would be
used to improve mass transit in and around New York City? Very likely, somewhat
likely, not too likely or not likely at all?